Chapter Leader Training Video Recorded at IS 2014 UNIT 5 Prepared by the Keys to Effective Chapters, part of the Chapters Shared Services Committee of the INCOSE Sectors The International Council on Systems Engineering Revision June 2014

2 Agenda Chapter Officer Training as divided up for video segments –Unit 1 What is INCOSE – David Long –Unit 2 Certification/Admin Office Functions/Resources – Barclay Brown Technical Operations – Bill Miller –Unit 3 Chapters – Barclay Brown Chapter Officer Roles & Responsibilities – Barclay Brown –Unit 4 Chapter Excellence Program- Don Boyer –Unit 5 Resources and Products - Barclay Brown Events – Barclay

3 What’s Next What is INCOSE Admin Office Functions/Resources Technical Operations Chapters Chapter Officer Roles & Responsibilities Chapter Achievement Program Resources and Products – Barclay Brown Events

4 Chapter Resource Links Available on Connect & INCOSE Home Page (Connect Major Update in 2015) A wealth of information is available to assist chapters. Keys to Effective Chapters Wiki ( ) - Chapter Leader Training, best practices, and more. Access to Veteran Officers - Ask questions and share information with officers all over the world - Use your INCOSE Connect account to access the links below. INCOSE home page/Chapters/Chapter Resources (drop down) includes the following resources: –Asynchronous Presentations - A selection of presentations available to chapters with slides and audio (under INCOSE home page/Chapters/Chapter Resources drop down) –Promotional Items for Chapter Membership Recruitment - Attractive brochures and small INCOSE items to give away to prospective members.

5 Publications & Products Promote Systems Engineering with Members and Companies INSIGHT, quarterly publication Systems Engineering – The Journal of INCOSE Journal of Enterprise Transformation Annual Proceedings – i-Pub (from the symposia, regional events) Products from Working Groups – Free to the public on the Web ( Tools Database (under review) Technical resource center – From the Members Area (log-on and password assigned automatically upon joining or use Member Resources Link: REGAL: Requirements Engineering Guide for All Systems Engineering Handbook Many others available at this link or on the Working Groups’ sites – Some are also available for purchase in print form through INCOSE

6 INSIGHT, the Newsletter of INCOSE Published four times per year 60+ pages Special theme in each issue themes include: –Agile Systems Engineering: Active Management of Unpredictable Risk –2014 International Symposium Coverage: Las Vegas, Nevada –Model-Based Conceptual Design: Engineering the Problem Space Resilient Systems Model-Based Systems Engineering –Transformational System Engineering

7 Systems Engineering Dr. Olivier de Weck (MIT), Editor-in-Chief Refereed journal Published quarterly by John Wiley & Sons Access the Journal on line –Current and past issues –Full text in PDF –Registration Key obtained by following instructions in the Members Area of the web Instructions for authors found in INSIGHT and the INCOSE website

8 Journal of Enterprise Transformation Published in collaboration with IIE Ricardo Valerdi is INCOSE co-editor Published by Taylor & Francis Quarterly Deeply discounted subscriptions available to members – gives both online access and hard copy journal

9 Member Resource Area:

10 INCOSE Web resources also include: –News of interest (INCOSE and SE) –Calendar of upcoming events –SE Primer –Links to Working Groups’ information –SE Certification information –SE Tools database –Technical Resource Center documents –INCOSE organization descriptions and leadership directory –Technical Operations overview –Long range plans, policies and by-laws

11 – Changing in 2015 Members Area (member name and password protected) –Technical Products are in the Product Area on Connect ( Some examples: SE Measurement Primer Tech Measurement Guide Systems Engineering Handbook Systems Engineering Technical Vision SE Capability Assessment Model Webinars –Latest issue of INSIGHT –Access to the Journals –i-Pub publications database –SE Wiki –Member directory –Chapter membership records (access limited to chapter officers)

12 Updating Chapter Officers and Member Records Updating Chapter Officers: Go to then click the link after: “To update your chapter leadership in the database click here.” You must be listed as the President or a chapter leader to have the authority to access this page. If you can’t access the link above, then contact your Sector Director or INCOSE HQ at Updating a Member Record: 1.Go to 2.On the left side of screen under “Member Resources” 3.Click the link titled “View / Update Member Record” 4.Enter the updated information and remember to save If you’re not logged in, you might be prompted to enter your username and password

13 Resources for Leadership Team Your Sector Director and their assistants Keys to Effective Chapters Wiki site Chapter Circle Awards Connect site Chapter real-time membership roster database GlobalMeet web meeting capability provided by INCOSE Chapter public website hosting by INCOSE Connect chapter website with document storage, discussion board, etc.; separate pages for leadership team Chapter presentations from Working Groups and Committees – a great, untapped resource

14 What’s Next What is INCOSE Admin Office Functions/Resources Technical Operations Chapters Chapter Officer Roles & Responsibilities Chapter Achievement Program Resources and Products Events – Barclay Brown

15 GlobalMeet Resource GlobalMeet replaces LiveMeeting for all online INCOSE Meetings Used for chapter meetings and events Web meetings with 2-way audio / video Telephone conference calls (with or without web meeting) To reserve meeting: See Chapter Leader INCOSE Admin Office Training for more information on GlobalMeet

16 Activities Are Key to Involved Chapters and Members Regular meetings of local chapters Annual International Symposium in summer Annual International Workshop at the end of January/first of February Technical Working Groups – member participation; chapter presentations Regional conferences Extensive professional networking Collaboration with other Societies Involvement in the local community

17 Previous International Workshops 2014 International Workshop in Torrance, CA, USA 2013 International Workshop in Jacksonville, FL, USA 2012 International Workshop in Jacksonville, FL, USA 2011 International Workshop in Phoenix AZ, USA 2010 International Workshop in Mesa AZ, USA 2009 International Workshop in San Francisco CA, USA 2008 International Workshop in Albuquerque NM, USA 2007 International Workshop in Albuquerque NM, USA

International Workshop Annual report to the membership on results and plans for the coming year Working sessions for Working Groups, technical and administrative committees 2015 International Workshop planned for Torrance, CA (near Los Angeles) January 2015 Installation of the INCOSE officers

19 Previous International Symposia 2013 International Symposia in Philadelphia, PA, USA 2012 International Symposia in Rome 2011 International Symposia in Denver CO, USA 2010 International Symposia in Chicago IL, USA 2009 International Symposia in Singapore 2008 International Symposia in The Netherlands 2007 International Symposia in San Diego, CA, USA

International Symposia 2014 International Symposium in Las Vegas – June 28 - July 3 – Technical papers, panels, tutorials, exhibits, plus many opportunities to collaborate with experts and practitioners from diverse domains – Chapter leadership meetings, new member orientation, some working group meetings

International Symposia 2015 International Symposium in Seattle – June 28 - July 3 – Technical papers, panels, tutorials, exhibits, plus many opportunities to collaborate with experts and practitioners from diverse domains – Chapter leadership meetings, new member orientation, some working group meetings

22 Regional Conferences Are More Up-Close and Personal 28 – 30 Jul EnergyTech 2014 and AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum (Cleveland, OH, USA) 7-9 Oct APCOSEC 2014 (Qingdao, China) Oct th Annual Great Lakes Regional Conference (Chicago, IL, USA) Oct EMEASEC 2014 (Cape Town, South Africa) Nov INCOSE UK Conference 2014 (Tedford, UK) Check the INCOSE events calendar and your Region for upcoming conferences

23 Your Expectations What do you want from INCOSE? How can INCOSE best serve you in your new role?